Moonlite Focuser for 120ed

[avtaram]

I'm thinking of getting a Moonlite Focuser for my Evostar 120ed, is it easy to fit and are there any collimation problems.

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[Grierson]

Piece of cake with two provisos! The existing focuser is held in the tube (an Evostar 80ED in my case) by three cross headed screws. They were VERY difficult to remove. Ensure that you have a good quality driver of the right size. A good bit of heat from a hairdryer helped in my case.

Another minor point was that the heads of the three screws supplied to fit the new focuser to the tube were barely much larger than the holes in the tube. Ron at Moonlight does not provide any with larger heads so I added a washer to each screw. As I say a very minor point. 

[jetstream]

I put the 2.5" CFL on my 120ED as it gave the needed extra in focus for my Baader wedge. It also holds a pile of weight.

[Moonshane]

I think that the screws on a Moonlite are imperial so bear this in mind. Other than this it's a simple transfer. You need to leave on the white flange I think on 120EDs - you do with mine anyhow.

[Woking]

10 hours ago, Moonshane said:

You need to leave on the white flange I think on 120EDs - you do with mine anyhow.

On mine too.

Focuser was straightforward to fit even for those of us with minimal aptitude for this kind of thing. It comes with simple instructions too.

 

[Grierson]

Yes of course the tube is wider than the 80ED. Sorry for any mis-information. - John

[avtaram]

Thanks for your replies everybody much appreciated.

Seems like a simple operation to perform, I've managed to loosen the three screws without any problem so just remains for me to order the Moonlite from FLO.

Avtar

[avtaram]

Just ordered the Moonlite from FLO.

Avtar